Thuwanna YTC Stadium
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Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium (or more commonly Thuwunna YTC Stadium) is a multi-use stadium
, located in Yangon
, Myanmar
. The 32,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football
and track and field
competitions. The stadium's eight-lane runway is the first in Myanmar that conforms to the international (IAAF) standards.
It is currently being upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators.
Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium, located next to the outdoor stadium, is the country's primary venue for indoor sports.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
, located in Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. The 32,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
competitions. The stadium's eight-lane runway is the first in Myanmar that conforms to the international (IAAF) standards.
It is currently being upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators.
Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium, located next to the outdoor stadium, is the country's primary venue for indoor sports.